Yeah, the panels are guaranteed to be producing 80% of their rated output in 20 years from now.
From: That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 10:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback Dont solar panels have a gradual decline in output? I assume there really arent any moving parts in this system to maintain, but are there any components like capacitors or anything that may fail over time? If my math is right thats around 900 square feet of panel? That is really cool at 4 years with little maintenance if you have the sun and space, 10k is not all that great an investment for a home energy solution, people sink more than that into a bathroom just to have a nice place to drop a deuce. On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:52 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: I built it myself so that cost is for the parts. I hope there is no maintenance. Generally you get about 11 watts per square foot for polycrystaline panels. From: That One Guy /sarcasm Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:50 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback how large of a footprint and a rough weight on the array? What do you foresee for maintenance costs over the long term? For your costs, was this the overall project cost including any part changes, or is the final cost just the installed components? On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Sterling Jacobson <[email protected]> wrote: Get a couple of Tesla batteries and your setup will be complete! From: Af [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chuck McCown Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:39 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback 10kW but yes about $10K for the whole system, grid tie inverter etc. No batteries. From: Josh Luthman Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 9:36 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback So you spent 10k on panels? What about batteries? Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Aug 11, 2015 10:53 AM, "Chuck McCown" <[email protected]> wrote: 10 kW It saved me about 70%. From: mailto:[email protected] Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2015 8:49 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Solar payback How many panels? What percentage savings is that? On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Chuck McCown <[email protected]> wrote: Just completed my first full 12 months on my net metered home solar array. It saved me 2269.00 over the preceding 12 months. That is a payback of slightly more than 4 years. -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team. -- If you only see yourself as part of the team but you don't see your team as part of yourself you have already failed as part of the team.
